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Stripe-PayPal Acquisition Bid: What a $53B Take-Private Would Mean for Small Business Lending
Stripe-PayPal Acquisition: Stripe and Advent reportedly bid $60.50/share to take PayPal private at $53B. What the deal would mean for small business lending.
Jul 15


Lending Is the New Lock-In: What Q1 2026 Earnings Mean for the Funding Industry [VIDEO]
Shopify, Block, PayPal & Fiserv are turning lending into a merchant retention tool. We break down the Q1 2026 numbers. Watch now.
Jun 2


PayPal Business Loan Application Data Breach
PayPal’s Working Capital data breach signals a shift in fintech risk. Learn why logic failures, not hacks, are the new threat to alternative lending and credit data.
Mar 3


Stripe Eyes Potential Acquisition of PayPal — A Mega Shakeup in Digital Payments
PayPal’s stock is moving on reports of a potential Stripe acquisition. We analyze the massive implications this "megamerger".
Feb 26


Q3 2025 Earnings Breakdown: Square, Shopify, and PayPal Keep Scaling SMB Lending
Square Loans, Shopify Capital, and PayPal Working Capital each posted strong Q3 lending results—see how fintech giants are reshaping SMB Lending.
Nov 10, 2025


PayPal Steps Into the AI-Commerce Era With “Agentic” Shopping Capabilities
PayPal has officially entered the next frontier of digital commerce, one where artificial intelligence doesn’t just recommend products, but buys them for you.
Oct 29, 2025


Monday Roundup: Crypto Goes Mainstream While Open Banking Hits a Wall
The timing is fraught: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is close to finalizing new rules meant to secure people’s access to their own financial data. Many see JPMorgan’s move as an attempt to undercut those reforms and cement control over the digital rails of American banking.
Jul 28, 2025


Lobbying Surge in Fintech Industry Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
According to data from Open Secrets, PayPal, Block, and Early Warning Services are leading a surge in fintech lobbying expenditures in...
Aug 10, 2024


Paypal down $200 million in merchant receivables from 2023
A key performance indicator of how its portfolio is doing would be looking at its Charge-off rate. The report says, "The decrease in charge-
Jul 31, 2024


PayPal sees YoY drop in receivables purchased; refrains from 'merchant cash advance' terminology
In the quarter ending March 2024, it's reported that PayPal purchased $419 million of receivables, however in the same quarter of 2023 it...
May 7, 2024


Comparing Shopify, Block, and PayPal's Lending Landscapes
In the bustling marketplace of business lending three titans—Shopify, Block, and PayPal—are charting different courses through the choppy...
Nov 5, 2023
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